Autographic register



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Aug. 23, 1932n JENSEN 1,873,593

AUTOGRAPHIC REGI STER Filed Feb. 9, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Aug.23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT Price '7 LoUIS JENSEN, or cIIIcAGo,ILLINOIS, 'AsSIGNoIt, T0 UNITED nn roennrrrio REGISTER 00.,01 CHICAGO,ILLINOIS, A coRPoRATIoNoF ILLINOIS AU'roenArnIc REGISTER Applicationfiled February 9, 1931.. Serial No. 514,686.

This invention relates particularly to autographic registers of a typein which the duplicating Strips are taken from a suitable source ofsupply and led across a platenupon which blanks, or tickets, arefilledin.

The primary objects of the invention are improved means for-:positioningthe strips over the platen during the loading operation, and the.provision of improved means for filing the record copy in the machine.

-'The invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings,

in whicha Figure lis'a. perspective view of an autographic registerembodyingthe invention, the cover-members being shown in lifted position; Fig. 2 is a broken vertical sectional view on an enlarged scale,of the feed mechanism; Fig. 3, a broken longitudinal vertical sectionalview on: an enlarged. scale taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig". 2;;Fig, 4, a similar viewtaken as indicated atline 4:- of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, aperspectiveviewof the-reg ister-mechanism; Fig. 6-,'a; broken longitu-23 dinal vertical sectional view of the mecha:

nism for operating the kick-off member; Fig. 7, a schematic broken.longitudinal vertical sectional view, showing the relation. be

tween the kick-off member, filing pins and 6 knife; and Fig. 8, adetaili of the cam-gear for operating the kick-off member.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, A designates a casing,or'frame, provided with a storage compartment -A, a platen A a cover A?adapted: topartially inclose the platen,and a "closure A afi'ording acover for the compartment A; B, feed mechanism located betweenrtheplaten and thefiling compartment A G, clamping and the original strip;D, a'laterally-open delivery-chute through which the copy-strips aredelivered, and E, mechanism for filing the record slips.

The casing A is ofknown construction. The platen A is pivotallyconnected at one lateral edge with the upper portion of; asidewalliofthe casing. Thecasing is equipped with a pair of rigid arms whichsupport a.

' when the upper feed-roll housing 4- islowcutting mechanism adapted tohold and sever pivot rod a towhich one a lateral;- edge oil the cover Ais connected by means, of hingemembers. The closureA is connected at oneend'to the casing by transverse pivots Z), and the closure is shownequipped With alock 0. The feed-mechanism B- is similar to thatdescribed in application Serial No. 289,821, filed J uly2, 1 928, andcomprises an upper feed-roll 1, anda lower feed-roll 2, which areconnected by'gearsB, 3. The upper feed-roll is mounted, in av transversehousing 4, one end of which is pivotally supported at 5. and the' otl1er'equ-ipped with a releasable catch 6; v The feed-rolls are driven by ashaft 7, through themediumof' gears 8. The shaft- 7 is equipped with.acrank 7 which co-oper 3g. ates with a latch-device, or withdrawablesto;p,.9 p Int-he-present invention, register-pins are usedduring-theloading operation only, and

ered, to place the feed-rolll in operative po- 7o sition', an operatingis engaged which withdraws; the register-pins from the registerperforations in the strips. 7 I

Thenrachine is provided with a rock-shaft lO-which-carriesa pair ofregister pins 10 an operating arm 10 ,-'and ashort arm 10 to which. a;spring- 11 is connected. The spring tends to throw the pins-10* intoengagement with the register-perforations in the mania fold strips,designated 12; It will be understood thatgwhen the feed-roll housing atis raised, thepins 10 will spring up into strip engaging position andthat upon turning the: feed-roll tooperative position, the housing Lwill depress the arm- 10" and thereby throvv thepins down out of thepatho'f-the' strips. The pins serve to assist in the proper posietionin-g' of the-strips over the platen and feedmechanism during theloading operation,

The duplicating strips 12 comprise a series ofconnected formsorslipsdesignated 12?. Inthe operation of the machine the slips tobedispensed from the machine are usually torn from the strip 'vvhilethose to be filed' in the machine are severed bya blade desig-; natedC'.I r I 1 7 Inthe filing mechanismdescribcd' in my applicationSerial- No;289,821, the'feed-rolls advance the strips-to thecutter mechanism, rob

' but no means is provided for advancing the rear edge of the last setof slips from the feed-rolls to a position beyond the cutter blade,prior to its operation, and as a result the last set of slips aremutilated bythe cutter. In the present invention, themechanism E issimilar to that previously described except that the kick-off member-isdesigned to .operate before the slips are severed and I again after theyaresevered, so that mutila jf tion of theslips is prevented' The filingcompartment A is providedwith filing pins 13 (one shown), and aticket-oven turn device, or kick-off member 14, which is mounted on ashaft 14? and provided with an actuating arm 14. f A' slide 15'isengaged by a cam gear 16, which, in turn, isactuatedby the shaft 7through a' train of gears 17. "The cam is provided with two arms'16f'and' 16 which are positioned, to actuate thefkick-oif arm 14, bymeansofthe slidei15, just-priorto the lowering of the cutter-blade C andagainthereafter A-spring 14 is wound onthe shaft 14'- and serves to (throwthe kick-01f .member rearwardly when released by the slide 15.

Thus,it will be r not restrained the strip 12' they willbe drawn from'underthe blade before its operation In other words the kick-01f arm isde-' signed to'operate twice during each cycle of operations on a singleset of slips. While the cam 16 is shown with a pair of cam-arms servingto give the kick ofl arm two distinct swings, obviously the device wouldfunction f as well if the camwer'e arranged to make the longer swing intwo; steps,the first step being suflicient-to-assure-thefend of the slipreaching the cutter, and the' second step con tinuing the swingsufficiently to ov'erturnv the slip afterthe cutting operation. Thejcamarm '16 is made somewhat shorter than the cam-arm 16 which will preventthearm from tearing slips which are not free from the strip lprior tothe c'utting 'operation.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for cle'arnessofunder-standing claims shouldbe construedas broadly as 1. In eombinaaonin a duplicating ma ch ne equipped w th a cas ng; a platen over whichmay be fed strips provided with regisoer-perforations; feed-mechanismcomprising a displaceable-rollg and a register-finger movablymounted-onsaid casingindependently of said feed mechanism and operativeto engage a'register perforation when said roll is in inoperativeposition, said finger be ing equipped with means-for throwing it toinoperative position in the operation of moving the roll to itsoperative position;

seen that if the slips 12 are 2. Means as specified in claim 1, in whichsaid feed-roll is mounted in a movable housing equipped withregister-finger retractin means.

8. In combination in a duplicating machine: a platen; an automaticallyprojected register-member feed mechanism, including 7 a withdrawableupperfeed-member; and

,means for retracting said registeremember, 'comprislng an actuatingarmassociatedfwlth said register memb'er, and means carried with saidfeed-member serving to move said arm member and thereby effectretraction of V the; register-member; in the operation of throwing thefeed-member to operative position.'

4. In combination in a 'duplicatingfma chine: feed-mechanismcomprising ahousing mount'edto swing about one 'end thereofisaid housing carrying anupper feed-roll'; a reg-.

ister-member mounted'in 'i'ear of said feedmechanismand equipped withmeans for pro- H jecting it to registering position when said housing islifted; and means carried by said housing servingto eifect withdrawalofv said register-member when said housing is lowered to operativeposition. 1 I 5. Means as specified in claim I 4,1 in which theregister-member V is carried by a rockshaft equipped with an actuatingarm which so I extends into the path of'a co-acting'member v V withwhich saidhousi ng 'isi-equipped.

=6. In a'register: a platen over whichstrips provided with'perforationsmay be drawn,

a frame in which said platen is mounted, feed means adapted to engagesaid strips and" draw them; over said platen, register pins' mountedadjacent to and independently of said feed means and adapted to enterthe perforationsof the strips, and .means for autos maticallywithdrawing said register-pins from theperforations when the feed meansis placedin strip-engaging condition. r :7. A device ofthe characterset-forth in claim 6, in ;which the register-pins are mounted onarock-shaft having anactuating" arm projecting into? the path ofmovement of said feed means.

. 8.1In a'reglster: forated strips may be drawn; a pair of feeda' platenover which rolls serving to draw said strips overthe platen, one ofsaidfeed-rolls'being adapted to be separated from its'companion rolltopermit the introduction of strips; a rock-shaft provided'with anoperating arm anda register-pin adapted. to enter perforations 1n thestrips and means for operating said arm and Y withdrawing theregister-pin when the feedrolls are brought together. v i I 9. In aregister: a platen over which strips comprisingconnected slips may bedrawn; a filing-compartment in advance of' said platen; a cutterinterposed between the platen V and filing compartment; feed-mechanism qserving to feed said stripslover' said'platen] to the cutter;cutter-actuating means operating in timed relation to saidfeed-mechanism; and a device actuated in timed relation to said cutterserving to carry the last slip clear of the cutter after said last sliphas passed from said feed-means.

10. A device of the character set forth in claim 9, in which the filingcompartment is provided with register pins which are adapted to impalethe slips as they leave the cutter and the device actuated in timedrelation to the cutter is mounted in said compartment and serves tooverturn the slips after they are impaled.

11. In a register: a platen over which a strip comprising connectedslips may be drawn; a cutter device adapted to sever said slips; feedmechanism adapted to engage said strip back of the cutter device andfeed it over the platen and project it past the cutter; and a final slipwithdrawing device operative, after the final slip has cleared thefeed-mechanism, to cause said final slip to clear the cutter.

12. In a register: a platen over which a strip comprising a series ofslips may be fed; a filing-compartment in advance of the platen; acutter operating in a plane between said platen and compartment; asuitably actuated filing-pin in said compartment; feed-mechanismengaging said strip back of said outter; means for guiding the strip asit enters the filing compartment to cause the advance end to beiinpaled'on said pin; a kick-over device operative to aid in overturningthe slip fed into said compartment; and actuatingmeans for saidkick-over device having means for causing a succession of kick-overimpulses against each slip.

13. In a register: a platen over which a strip comprising slips may befed; cutter mechanism adapted to sever said slips; feedmeans foradvancing a strip over said platen to the cutter mechanism; a filingcompartment in advance of said cutter mechanism adapted to receive thesevered slips; and a kick-ofi' member in said filing compartmentoperated in timed relation with said cutter mechanism, adapted to strikeeach slip prior to its severance and again thereafter to preventmutilation of the slips by said cutter mechanism.

operative position.

LOUIS JENSEN.

